A year after the “Barbenheimer” cultural frenzy that raked in hundreds of millions for Hollywood, the movie-making business is entering summer with no clear blockbuster on the horizon and lingering questions about the future of movie theaters. Universal’s “The Fall Guy,” was seen by many box office watchers as the potential spark the business needed to lure moviegoers...
President Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel is his most dramatic move so far in the war in Gaza — and it may end up pleasing no one. Republicans have lambasted Biden for the decision, accusing him of abandoning Israel. Former President Trump has made that argument, as did several GOP senators...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Thursday interview with “Dr. Phil” McGraw that there were “failures” by his country on Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel. “There were failures, obviously,” Netanyahu said. “First of all, government. The government's first responsibility is to protect the people. That's the ultimate enveloping responsibility. And the people...
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Friday that “consistency builds respect” when it comes to trust in the U.S. judicial system Friday, according to The Washington Post. “Individual decisions don’t have to be popular. … The losing party has to respect the decision,” Kavanaugh said at a judicial conference Friday, the Post reported. “Consistency builds...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) radio show on WABC Radio has been canceled and he was suspended by the station over claims he made about the 2020 election, according to a report from The New York Times. “We’re not going to talk about fallacies of the November 2020 election,” WABC Radio owner...
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as "woefully inadequate," but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,”...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What to know about energy provisions in the FAA bill The Senate passed a reauthorization package for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that included numerous energy, environment and climate-related provisions. © AP Photo/Charles Krupa Here's what...
Israeli whistleblowers alleged abuse of Palestinians at a military base in Sde Teiman that also serves as a detention center, according to a CNN report. Three Israeli individuals who worked at the base, in which Palestinians are detained amid the war in Gaza, alleged that at the facility, doctors have occasionally amputated prisoners' limbs and...
Power operators and other groups that maintain critical infrastructure are preparing for what might happen when the coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, hit Earth. But is there anything you should be doing?
As consumers, we have the power to force companies to respect our data preferences — if we stay angry, and keep paying attention to how our data is used and abused.
Presented by AstraZeneca — Change Healthcare was struck by a cyberattack earlier this year {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Second major hospital chain hit by cyberattack The largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S. confirmed this week that a “cybersecurity event” took place in its network, making it the second hospital...
Fewer Americans believe former President Trump’s New York hush money trial will end in a conviction, according to a YouGov/Economist survey released Thursday. The dip, seen from respondents from both sides of the aisle, is in comparison to a similar poll last month. Around 39 percent of Democrats said in late April that Trump would...
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report © Win McNamee, Pool Photo via Associated Press Week 3 of Trump's hush money trial Week three of testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial in New York wrapped up Friday afternoon. Trump is accused...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump lambasted Florida police Friday for the decision that led to the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Black airman in his own home. Crump’s criticism followed the release of body camera footage that shows an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy shooting Roger Fortson six times within seconds of Fortson opening his apartment door. “There...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Congress takes sides in Kendrick-Drake beef Members of Congress are busy people. They craft laws, represent their constituents and even voted this week on whether to vote to oust the House speaker. But in their spare time,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday announced a $44.9 billion deficit in his revised proposal for the 2024-2025 state budget, while proposing a series of cuts to close the spending gap. The shortfall includes $27.6 billion detailed in his proposal, plus $17.3 billion in cuts that the State Legislature proactively instituted a few weeks...
